Anti-Spam Policy

Last Updated: September 07, 2014

We at PracticePanther hate unsolicited commercial e-mail as much as you do. Also known as Spam or junk e-mail, it is a disservice to the Internet community. We fully endorse and comply with the requirements of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act), and all other applicable unsolicited commercial e-mail laws. If you subscribe to electronic newsletters or other communications from us or our website, you will always have an option to unsubscribe immediately. If you have additional questions, comments or concerns, please contact us by sending an e-mail to info [at] PracticePanther [dot] com and providing us with information relating to your concern.

PracticePanther’s panther support monitors large import lists and emails going to a large number of contacts. Any customer found to be using PracticePanther for spam will be immediately cut-off from use of the product. If you know of or suspect any violators, please notify us immediately at abuse [at] PracticePanther [dot] com.

Every email contains a mandatory unsubscribe link – those individuals who try to remove this link will be warned that they are doing so. If the link is removed or de-activated in any way, PracticePanther will terminate the customer’s account.

What is Spam?

Spam is unsolicited email also known as UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email). By sending email to only to those who have requested to receive it, you are following accepted permission-based email guidelines.

What constitutes a Preexisting business relationship?

The recipient of your email has made a purchase, requested information, responded to a questionnaire or a survey, or had offline contact with you.

What constitutes consent?

The recipient of your email has been clearly and fully notified of the collection and use of his email address and has consented prior to such collection and use. This is often called informed consent.

Isn’t there a law against sending Spam?

The federal anti-spam law went into effect on January 1st, 2004 and preempts all state laws. While this new law will not stop spam, it does make most spam illegal and ultimately less attractive to spammers. The law is specific about requirements to send commercial email and empowers the federal government to enforce the law. The penalties can include a fine and/or imprisonment for up to 5 years.

How PracticePanther protects you from sending spam

PracticePanther has a permission-based email-marketing tool that follows the strictest permission-based philosophies:

Communication – Your PracticePanther registration page already states why you are collecting the site visitor’s email address, how you plan to use their address, and that you are following the embedded privacy policy. Additionally, by accepting our license agreement you have agreed to use only permission-based lists and never to sell or rent your lists.

Verification – If your contact changes his or her interests or unsubscribes, PracticePanther automatically sends an email confirmation.

Unsubscribe – Every email generated from PracticePanther contains an unsubscribe link which allows your contacts to opt-out of future emails and automatically updates your contact lists to avoid the chance of sending unwanted emails to visitors who have unsubscribed.

Identification – Your email header information is correct because it is pre-set for you by PracticePanther. Your email’s “From” address is verified and already accurately identifies you as the sender.